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A.151 EPC The European Patent Office as a receiving Office

The European Patent Office shall act as a receiving Office within the meaning of the PCT, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Article 75, paragraph 2, shall apply.

[ Art. 35 153 R. 157 ]

See notice from the EPO concerning the requirements to be observed when filing an international application with the EPO as a PCT receiving Office (OJ EPO 2014, A33) and decision of the President of the EPO of 24.10.2014 concerning the filing of international applications with the EPO acting as receiving Office using ePCT-Filing (OJ EPO 2014, A107).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar151.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X Part X International applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty – Euro-PCT applications

X A.35 EPC Voting rules

X A.75 EPC Filing of a European patent application

X A.153 EPC The European Patent Office as designated Office or elected Office

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.157 EPC The European Patent Office as a receiving Office

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E IX 1 General remarks

EPO PCT GL - A Formalities Examination

X GL-PCT A II 1.1 Filing with the EPO as receiving Office

X GL-PCT A II 3.2 Filing via a competent national authority

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C2.2.6 2.2.6.

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO 2020, A9 - List of days in 2020 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed

X OJ EPO SE 4/2019, p10 - Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)

X OJ EPO 2019, A96 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2019 concerning changes to the filing options available in San Marino for European patent applications and international applications

X OJ EPO 2019, A7 - List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed

X OJ EPO 2018, A105 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2018 concerning delegation to the European Patent Office of the PCT receiving Office functions of the State of Monaco

X OJ EPO 2018, A17 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 January 2018 concerning changes to the filing options available in Belgium for European patent applications and international applications

X OJ EPO 2018, A6 - List of days in 2018 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p11 - Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)

X OJ EPO 2017, A7 - List of days in 2017 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed

X OJ EPO 2014, A107 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 October 2014 concerning the filing of international applications with the EPO acting as receiving Office using ePCT-Filing

X OJ EPO 2014, A33 - Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the requirements to be observed when filing an international application with the EPO as a PCT receiving Office